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Bianca M C W van Bers¹, Ingmar Visser, Tessa J P van Schijndel

¹Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. b.m.c.w.vanbers@uva.nl

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Area of Science:

Cognitive development
Developmental psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

The Dimensional Change Card Sorting (DCCS) task is a key tool for assessing cognitive flexibility in young children.
Understanding the developmental trajectory of cognitive flexibility is crucial for early childhood education and intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the developmental dynamics of cognitive flexibility in preschoolers using a computerized Dimensional Change Card Sorting (DCCS) task.
To analyze performance patterns and identify distinct developmental groups within the 3- to 5-year-old age range.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving 93 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years.
Utilized a computerized version of the standard DCCS task to collect performance data.
Employed model-based analysis to interpret developmental changes in task performance.

Main Results:

Developmental changes in DCCS performance, particularly in the post-switch phase, are best characterized as discontinuous.
Identified three distinct groups: perseveration, switching, and a transitional group exhibiting shifts in strategy.
Current computational models fail to adequately explain the observed developmental patterns.

Conclusions:

Cognitive flexibility development in preschoolers is not strictly linear but shows distinct shifts, including transitional phases.
The findings challenge existing computational models and suggest the need for alternative frameworks, like catastrophe models, to explain DCCS performance.
Further research using catastrophe models can generate specific hypotheses regarding the variables influencing cognitive flexibility development.